Jakes: I Barely Avoided Gas Explosion

Dallas megachurch pastor T.D. Jakes said a last-minute change of plans saved him from being killed in a natural gas explosion at his home.

Jakes told thousands at a Sunday service at The Potter House that he would have been getting dressed near the blast last week had he not suddenly had the feeling he should call off an early-morning meeting.

The blast that ripped through the sunroom of his 15,000-square-foot home did not result in any injuries. Investigators said it appeared to be an accident.

Jakes' voice shook during his emotional account of how he and a church member who drove him to the church would have been in the middle of the blast. He said "caskets would have been lined up" in front of the church.

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